a dependable person, a friend who always helps Parveen helped me get through my divorce. She's a real brick!
a brick short
(See one brick short of a full load)
a few bricks short of a full load
not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.
brick
(See a brick)
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
like a ton of bricks
strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.
one brick short of a full load
mentally slow, not all there I'm okay, but you may be one brick short of a full load. Ha ha.
shitting bricks
very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!
thick as a brick
slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?
ton of bricks
(See come down on like a ton of bricks)
brick-it
to be very scared, terrified. See shit bricks
brickhouse
an attractive woman
brickie
abb. of bricklayer
bricks
the city streets
shit bricks
to be very scared
hit the bricks
Idiom(s): hit the bricks
Theme: WALKING
to start walking; to go out into the streets. (Slang.) • If you want to get a job, you had better get out there and hit the bricks. • I got fired today. The boss came by and told me to hit the bricks.
hit like a ton of bricks
Idiom(s): hit (sb) like a ton of bricks
Theme: SHOCK
to surprise, startle, or shock someone. (Informal.) • Suddenly, the truth hit me like a ton of bricks. • The sudden tax increase hit like a ton of bricks. Everyone became angry.
bricks and mortar
Idiom(s): bricks and mortar
Theme: BUILDINGS
buildings; the expenditure of money on buildings rather than something else. (The buildings referred to can be constructed out of anything. Fixed order.) • The new president of the college preferred to invest in new faculty members rather than bricks and mortar. • Sometimes people are happy to donate millions of dollars for bricks and mortar, but they never think of the additional cost of annual maintenance.
drop a brick
Idiom(s): drop a bomb(shell) AND explode a bombshell; drop a brick
Theme: SHOCK
to announce shocking or startling news. (Informal or slang.) • They really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor had cancer. • Friday is a good day to drop a bomb like that. It gives the business world the weekend to recover. • They must speak very carefully when they explode a bombshell like that. • They really dropped a brick when they told the cause of her illness.
bang one's head against a brick wall
Idiom(s): beat one's head against the wall AND bang one's head against a brick wall
Theme: FRUSTRATION
to waste one's time trying to accomplish something that is completely hopeless. • You're wasting your time trying to fix up this house. You're just beating your head against the wall. • You're banging your head against a brick wall trying to get that dog to behave properly.
Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house
Don't call others out on actions that you, yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.
Like a cat on hot bricks
If someone is like a cat on hot bricks, they are very nervous or excited.
Talking to a brick wall
If you talk to someone and they do not listen to you, it is like talking to a brick wall.
To be as thick as two bricks
Someone who is as thick as two bricks is really stupid.
to be like talking to a brick wall
to not have any effect on someone: "Sometimes talking to him is like talking to a brick wall!"
come down on like a ton of bricks|brick|bricks|com
v. phr., slang To direct one's full anger at somebody. When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks.
make bricks without straw|bricks|make|straw
v. phr. To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw.It was making bricks without straw to put on plays in that old barn.
stone wall|brick|brick wall|stone|wall
adj. Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination.Dick tried to change Father's mind about letting him use the car Saturday night, but he was up against a stone wall.
bricks shy of a load
bricks shy of a load Mentally impaired, either unintelligent or merely eccentric. For example, He may be handsome but he's not too bright—a few bricks shy of a load. This term, transferring a light load to lightweight mental capacity, is usually preceded by either a few or a specific number such as two. [Slang; 1960s]
make bricks without straw Perform a task without essential materials or means, as in Writing a report without the current data is making bricks without straw. This expression alludes to straw as a material necessary in early brick manufacturing. [Early 1600s]
An brick idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with brick, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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